No person shall be eligible to the office of sheriff of any county unless he shall have been a citizen of the United States and a resident of the county for at least 3 years next preceding his election.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 40A:9-94
Eligibility for office of sheriff
L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff
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